Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for August 20, 2014
Transcript:
Rat, the Medical Doctor Rat: Well, Fred, looks like you have high cholesterol. Fortunately, my pharmaceutical rep just stopped by with some great new drugs. Fred: I'm a little leery of that, Doc. I hear those guys can sometimes push their product a little hard. Rat: Oh, not my guy. He's very professional. Man: Pills! Pills! Pills! Rat: sometimes he gets excited.
naturally_easy over 9 years ago
Exactly how big of a commission do the docs get on each prescription they write?
Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
From the funny farm to the funny pharmacy.
Ida No over 9 years ago
5 second rule!
Bilan over 9 years ago
I’ll have whatever the Rep is having.
knight1192a over 9 years ago
Ain’t just the pharmaceutical reps that push pills. That’s pretty much the answer for everything these days. It’s a lot easier to diagnosis everything so it can be solved with pills than to handle it. And I’m not just talking medical.
dadoctah over 9 years ago
Side effects include, but are not limited to, stammering, and inability to maintain a grasp on very small objects.
Caltex over 9 years ago
Bring back Pigita and cheese! :)
Sisyphos over 9 years ago
Run, Fred! Find a real doctor! Rat the Imposter will be too busy scooping up fallen pills to notice that you’ve gone!
geometeer over 9 years ago
Pills before swine?
Vince M over 9 years ago
After a long spell without a checkup, I visited a doctor on a recommendation. He told me I could reverse my borderline high cholesterol/blood sugar numbers with diet and exercise. Boy, what a quack.
BlackTie over 9 years ago
Do doctors evenl wear that mirror thing anymore?
Carl Rennhack Premium Member over 9 years ago
@John Smith—perhaps Fred is being transformed into Fredricka?!?
puddlesplatt over 9 years ago
yesterday I went to the Doctor, he told me I didn’t have much longer to live…I laughed, ha ha
I died today RIP
Cameron1988 Premium Member over 9 years ago
We’re back to this again?
Sandfan over 9 years ago
Rat, AKA…
sarah413 Premium Member over 9 years ago
@Gaijinrabbit Remember what the door mouse said Feed your head.Feed your head.
simsku over 9 years ago
That’s not a Pharma rep. Pharma reps are blonde former cheerleaders and they rarely know anything about the product they’re selling.
Reppr Premium Member over 9 years ago
Cigarette companies used to do that.
Fido (aka Felix Rex) Premium Member over 9 years ago
Pink gown maybe — but I’d be more concerned that there’s no sanitary paper covering the bed. There’s a naked butt crack in direct contact there…
Malcolm Hall over 9 years ago
He gets a commission from your gym.
Godfreydaniel over 9 years ago
It’s true that all drug companies bribe doctors, but not all doctors take bribes. Probably not much more than 67% of them!
IQTech61 over 9 years ago
Medicine has been usurped by MBA’s and pharmaceutical companies.
Thankfully, doctors are starting to fight back.
susan.e.a.c over 9 years ago
True, so many medical companies and doctors, researchers are looking for pills to sell, not cures or treatments. Sad state of affairs.
Number Three over 9 years ago
Oh yes. Very professional!
xxx
Sherlock Watson over 9 years ago
Could be worse; he could be yelling “Shots! Shots!” and throwing hypodermic needles.
jbmlaw01 over 9 years ago
Doctors should not prescribe; pharmacists should. Pharmacists keep up with their industry; doctors are overwhelmed. Plus, we could alleviate much of the pressure on medical spending if we were able to bypass the physician-gatekeeper.
claire de la lune. over 9 years ago
Didn’t this series start in January or something?
goldengamer 7 months ago
he just a homeless dude